Getting back to it

it was good to get back out running this morning.  summer is hard with keeping on schedule due to vacations.  I was at the cabin for a week and so missed one run last week and yesterday's.  Luckily Leslie was able to skip muscle up and go running with me this morning. Thanks, Les.

We did 15 min run/ 1 min walk interval today -but only 2 reps.  It really felt good to get out there again.

My plan is to make up the 2 days I've missed on the program to get in the miles this week.

Had a good run with Desiree and Jenny this morning.

We did a little over 3 miles in 41 min (includes warm-up and cool down) on on 10/1 interval.  i do feel like it's getting easier and I do enjoy the running time, esp with good friends.

Went to Muscle Up at 5:30 am !  It was hard to get up but I'm glad I did.  i haven't been to that class for several weeks so I took it pretty light today, esp considering we have a long run tomorrow.

Sonia Maxfield taught this morning because Tammy was in a bike accident last Friday.  She's home but pretty beat up.  Hopefully she will recover quickly because she's the best.

It was a good long run today.  Went with Leslie, Jenny and Desiree.  We did our favorite route along Wasatch Blvd.  We even saw two deer and Desiree saw a skunk.

I had no energy for almost the whole first half but then felt better and perked up for the second half.  I felt like we ran a good pace most of the time.  We did a bit more walking than we were scheduled for but that's okay.

Here's the stats:

9 miles in 1:50/ avg pace was 12:10 on a 10/1 interval.  The last 2 miles leslie and I ran all of it and in the 10 min avg pace.

The best thing is I recovered so much better this week than last week.  no bathroom troubles and went right out and did a project with a friend of mine.  Did end up taking a nap for a little bit this afternoon for about 45 min but was woken up by a phone call.

I set my alarm for 6:30 this morning to go running by myself.  Due to Kamryn being up crying during the night, I couldn't pull myself out of bed until about 7:00.

I did what I call the Old Mill route.  I ended up at Dan's to do some grocery shopping and then had Paul pick me up.

It was great to see what I could do on my own.  I enjoyed being up early and it was great weather and I enjoyed my music and the scenery.  I couldn't believe how many bikers were out there.

Stats:  6 miles in 1:11:25 (incl warm-up and cooldown walk)/ avg pace 11:54

Added another mile tonight doing a little walk/hike with friends up in the mountains.  It was beautiful.